In this episode, Ray Cochrane breaks down AI distillation, the teacher-student technique frontier labs now lean on to train smaller, cheaper models. He also covers GPT-5.6’s government-vetted rollout, Claude Sonnet 5 landing on AWS, Maryland’s two-year data center pause, and…
Several hacking groups with ties to the Chinese government have been linked to a recent wave of widespread attacks targeting a Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability chain, Bleeping Computer reported. They used this exploit chain (dubbed “ToolShell”) to breach dozens of…
Google DeepMind’s advanced Gemini Deep Think AI has reached a milestone by solving five out of six problems at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad, achieving gold-medal status. Unlike previous models, Gemini operated entirely in natural language and within official time…
Elon Musk’s X is refusing to hand over data to French authorities, claiming its defending its users’ free speech and privacy while branding a criminal investigation into alleged algorithm manipulation as “politically motivated”, ArsTechnica reported. In a post on Monday,…
The first iOS public beta should arrive this week, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, MacRumors reported. “All indications are that iOS 26 should go into the public beta phase this coming week”, said Gurman, in his Power On newsletter today. …
Microsoft on Friday said it will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical assistance to the U.S. military after a report in investigative journalism outlet ProPublica sparked questions from a U.S. senator and prompted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to order…
Meta has refused to sign the European Union’s code of practice for its AI Act, weeks before the bloc’s rules for providers of general-purpose AI models take effect. TechCrunch reported. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” wrote…
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Agent, an advanced AI assistant that performs complex, multi-step tasks by directly controlling a virtual computer. Built with a new model combining capabilities from prior tools, Operator and Deep Research, the agent can automate workflows such…